Munshi Premchand, considered the emperor of novels and stories, had a close relationship with Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh. His childhood was spent in the streets of the city, but when he came to Gorakhpur during his job, he had written two famous stories of his stay at Niketan in Bettiahata, the city, for five years. Dhanpat Rai 'Munshi Premchand' spent his childhood in Turkmanpur street of Gorakhpur and was transferred during his education department job and returned to Gorakhpur in 1916. He made Niketan his Asiana at Munshi Premchand Park in Bettiahata. After that, he stayed in this Niketan till he resigned from his job, the reason for his resignation was Mahatma Gandhi's impressive speech which he gave in front of a huge public meeting held at Bale Mian's ground in 1921. Three days after resigning, he left Niketan and returned to Varanasi.
Munshi Premchand spent four years of his childhood in Gorakhpur. He first came to this city in 1892 with his father Munshi Ajaybarai, who was working in the Postal Department. During his four-year stay, he completed his class VIII from Rawat Pathshala and Mission School here. Apart from these, Dhanpat Rai also had centers of informal education in Gorakhpur, from which he turned out to be a great storyteller. Popular stories like 'Idgah' and 'Namak Ka Daroga' were written by Premchand while living in Niketan in Bettiahata.
The inspiration for the Idgah story came from the Idgah in front of the dargah of Hazrat Mubarak Khan Shaheed, just behind Niketan, while the 'Namak Ka Daroga' was a product emanating from the ghats of the Rapti river. The administration considered Niketan as a heritage park and the park was named Munshi Ji. At present, the library is run by Premchand Sahitya Sansthan in this Niketan.
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